Mojdeh Rafieian

How the body reacts to extreme cold:

Mojdeh Rafieian, PhD candidate at UiT, specializes in extreme weather and health research. She investigates how type 2 diabetes and hypertension affect cardiovascular responses when the body is briefly exposed to both cold and heat.

Another key aim of her research is to map the links between environmental temperatures and hospital admissions for cardiovascular events (heart attacks or strokes) in individuals with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.